Camp Soaring Eagle sounds like a fun place to be, a place where teen girls can have a good time in the great outdoors. Wrong. The newly formed camp, the first of its kind, has been renamed Camp Sore Butt by the first intake of wayward, undisciplined girls sent there to take part in an experiment to determine whether corporal punishment can shape better behaviour. They are subject to a regime of strict discipline, early bedtimes, early morning exercise, and hard work in the classroom. And throughout all activities there are spankings galore, doled out by the camp's counsellors and other staff. No leniency is shown as bottoms are bared for the paddle, strap, hairbrush and switch. Yet even in this formidable place, tentative friendships are formed and bonds strengthened as the punishments are rigorously applied. The experience is a rite of passage for many of the campers, who slowly begin to learn the meaning of respect and obedience. But can they sustain what they have learned when they leave the camp...?